2025 Institutional Equity Division Industrial Placement / Summer Analyst Program

The Programme

The Institutional Equity Division’s Internship Programs begin with a one-day orientation where Industrial Placement & Summer Analysts are introduced to the Firm and primary businesses within, as well as to one another at our opening firmwide networking event.  

For the remainder of training, interns will attend divisional-specific training to develop the core skills required for a successful program.

All Industrial Placement & Summer Analysts will receive on-the-job training and be exposed to a wide variety of roles, products and services throughout IED, working alongside experienced professionals in a fast-paced, client-facing, and market-driven environment. Industrial Placement & Summer Analysts will have the opportunity to broaden and strengthen their respective skillsets, collaborating with individuals across IED on meaningful projects and initiatives.  

Two rotations will be offered in Institutional Equity Division during the internship programs.

In addition, the Programs feature a Senior Management Speaker Series, desk teach-ins, cross-divisional networking events, community service events, performance reviews, and a robust mentorship program. 

Internship Period:

• Industrial Placement Program: 6 months between January to July 2025.
• Summer Analyst Program: 10 weeks between June to August 2025. 

What You Will Do 

• Sales: Work alongside experienced employees to learn how we build our client base and establish and maintain long-term client relationships. Assist with developing and presenting investment ideas and the fundamentals of selling and cross selling the Firm’s products.
• Trading: Develop and execute trading ideas and analysis and support all aspects of the market-making trade execution process, from research analytics on trades to relative value analysis.
• Structuring: Use innovative and solutions-based approach to designing both investment and risk management products across all asset classes.
• Research/Strategy: Analyze market fundamentals and liaise with researchers to develop investment recommendations for internal and external clients.
• Analytics: Provide quantitative and qualitative analytics around client revenue and profitability; work to efficiently manage commission dollars by creating increased transparency around the services that clients value. 

Required Skills and Abilities

• You are pursuing an undergraduate Bachelor’s or Master's degree with a graduation date between October 2025 and July 2026.
• A keen interest in finance and markets.
• Analytical, adaptive, multi-tasker, team player and possess a strong work ethic.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Fluency in English required, and Asian language skills preferred. 

Application Deadline: August 18, 2024 

About Us:

Morgan Stanley mobilizes capital to help governments, corporations, institutions and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.  

For over 85 years, the firm’s reputation for using innovative thinking to solve complex problems has been well earned and rarely matched.  

A consistent industry leader throughout decades of dramatic change in modern finance, Morgan Stanley will continue to break new ground in advising, serving and providing new opportunities for its clients.  

Morgan Stanley is committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have always defined the firm. At its foundation are five core values — putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back — that guide its more than 60,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries.